LES Benelux invites you to its New Year’s Event on 28 January 2026. A half-day topic meeting on bankruptcy and licensing. Speakers will highlight the perspectives from a licensee, a licensor, and a trustee.
Of course, we would like to raise a glass with you to a happy New Year at our fantastic location on the 44th floor of one of Rotterdam’s iconic skyscrapers.
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Bankruptcy and IP
The theme on bankruptcy and licensing will be discussed with several case studies. Speakers will highlight the perspectives from a licensee, a licensor, and a trustee. The chair of the day is Prof. Dick van Engelen, Professor IP Litigation and Transaction at Maastricht University.
Get insights from top experts on:
🔹 Bankruptcy – Activities and role of the trustee, Thijs Hekman (AKD, Rotterdam)
🔹 Effects of IP ownership during bankruptcy – some lessons from recent cases, Richard Le Grand (Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh, Rotterdam)
🔹 License agreements (and IPR) in the perspective of bankruptcy proceedings, Cedric Berckmans (Bird & Bird, Brussels)
🔹International license agreements and complexities in case of bankruptcy, Wouter Pors (Windt Le Grand Leeuwenburgh, Rotterdam)
🔹 Bankruptcy in licensing: the perspective from a licensee with a bankrupt licensor, Achim Krebs (HGF B.V., The Hague)
🍷 New Year’s drink until 18:30
